It's easy for me to get lost in the grind or to focus on goals instead of progress so I'm glad that I took this moment to remember where it all started and that was with a gamble on this one property that has paid off ever since.

But it sounds like you should also balance your decision on what fits you and your families preference and style since you will be using it personally. 2.

@Mark Towey I don't "farm" areas personally, it doesn't really fit the niche I'm personally going after, but what I have heard from some major agents in my market lately is that farming is not near as productive as it used to. 

They not only went to our office, but also the personal residences of myself and Kevin Bupp.

I also kept my first home and it is paid off now and worth approximately $150k, with current renters. 

I am interested in some in-person or virtual connections for anyone in the GR area.

Be mindful that there are rules that the lenders want you to check off.Furthermore, there are other rules on the tax side where you want to normally be under to get the most tax benefits.The magic number in both instances is '14 days'Lenders want you to stay atleast 14 days to meet the secondary home requirement.The tax accountant normally wants you to stay less than 14 days or 10% of the days it was used as a rental to treat it as a rental and not as a personal residence.Best of luck!

In 30 years your $80k downpayment has turned in to a $1.6M paid off property.

I can do the parade of horribles for a personally owned rental property but suffice it to say that it is a long and robust parade and the horribles are horrible.

She is not in a position to lend a personal loan to me.